Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 13^th March Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 673 Prime Sheep comprising 425 Hoggs and 248 Cast Ewes & Rams

425 Prime Sheep

Hoggs – a flyer, topping at £228 from Hindmarsh, Linden Hill Head.

Top pence per kilo – 432p per kilo to C.Gregory, Springhill with Beltex Hoggs.

Average 380.73p per kilo

Leading prices per head –

Texel: £228 Linden Hill Head, £215 Springhill, £210 Berry Hill, Auchencrow Mains, Wandon Suffolk: £220 (2) Brandon White House, £218 (2) Berry Hill, £211 Springhill, £210 Brandon White House, £208 Brandon White House, £202 Berry Hill, £200 Doxford, Marigold Farming North Country Cheviot: £220, £189 Biddlestone Home Farm; Beltex: £210, £190 Springhill, £178 Auchencrow Mains Half Bred: £191, £186 Doxford Greyface: £160, £152 Overacres.

Leading price per kilo-

Beltex: 431.8p, 428.6p Springhill, 423.8p Auchencrow Mains Texel: 421.1p Springhill, 420p Newham Buildings, 419.3p, 417.5p Springhill, 417.4p, 414.6p Auchencrow Mains Suffolk: 404p Berry Hill, 402.3p Marigold Farming, 402.2p Springhill, 402.1p, 397.9p Berry Hill, 396p Newtown Edlingham North Country Cheviot: 393.8p Biddlestone

Cast Ewes

Ewes – slightly cheaper, flesh easy sold.

Suffolk: £161 Newham Buildings, £145 Fenham Le Moor, £141 Fowberry Farm, £139 Newham Buildings Texel: £153, £151 Berry Hill, £147 Venchen, Barmoor Red House, £145 Newham  Buildings, Auchencrow Mains, £140 Wandon Dorset: £141, £127 Fowberry Farm Blue Texel: Wandon Romney: £127 Felkington North Country Cheviot: £125 Berry Hill Cheviot Mule: £125 Demesne Edlingham, £123 Overacres. Greyface: £119 Fenham Le Moor, £115, £107 Newham Buildings Half Bred: £112, £111 Doxford Bluefaced Leicester: £100 Newtown Edlingham Easycare: £98 Barmoor Red House Blackface: £95, £86 Newham Buildings.

Cast Tups

Texel: £179 Newtown Edlingham Suffolk: £177 Newtown Edlingham, £175 Fowberry Farm Bluefaced Leicester: £135 Newtown Edlingham.